A survey by the Urban Institute found that 1.9 million seniors found themselves having to choose between buying food and buying medicine. The survey was conducted in 1993—a time when the economy was booming! Due to the current economic woes, it is more difficult than ever for seniors to make it on their own.
“More and [...]
The Florida Association of Health Underwriters (FAHU) was represented when CFO Alex Sink hosted an open forum regarding the Safeguard Our Seniors (SOS) Task Force last Friday at The Villages. FAHU President Dave Gentry, CFP, CSA, RHU, Fringe Benefit Plans, Inc., Winter Park, and Dale Maloney, LUTCF, CSA, Benefits Division, Inc. Maitland, both participated in [...]
Bradley & Parker announced the acquisition of Profile Coverage Corporation and its affiliated companies, located in Ronkonkoma, New York. The transaction was effective December 31, 2008.
With roots going back to 1964, Profile Coverage Corp. is an all lines insurance agency/broker offering risk management, commercial and personal property/casualty, life and health insurance services to its [...]
Size matters, according to a new report on the insurance brokerage market by Advisen Ltd. As a result, the frenetic pace of consolidation in the brokerage sector will be only temporarily slowed by the global economic recession.
“Large brokers enjoy certain advantages of scope and scale,” said John Molka III, the author of the report. “At [...]
Colosa’s open source business process management (BPM) software, ProcessMaker (http://www.processmaker.com), has been selected by Global Risk Partners to automate Workflow and processes behind one of its insurance risk management products, the Global Risk Art Survey Platform (GRASP).
Global Risk Partners conducts insurance risk surveys and assessments for institutions and organizations across the globe including fine [...]
Eight major reinsurance companies and five leading law firms, plus reinsurance intermediaries, forensic accounting firms, mediators and others will join at the Westin Grand here on March 2-3 to deliver papers and presentations at the “Reinsurance Claims & Arbitration Conference.”
The event is being produced by HB Litigation Conferences LLC, formerly Mealey’s Conferences.
The faculty has been [...]
iPartners, the leading provider of ‘on demand’ business analytics solutions to the property & casualty (P&C) insurance industry,announced the launch of its Customer Advisory Board (CAB). The initial board is comprised of executive representatives from nine insurer client companies and will be instrumental in working with iPartners to influence iPartners’ business analytics services and product [...]
Molina Healthcare, Inc. announced that, based on its preliminary year-end analysis, it is narrowing its guidance range for fiscal year 2008 and now expects to report earnings per diluted share of $2.22 to $2.28, an increase from 2007 earnings per diluted share of $2.05. The new guidance range is within the Company’s previous expectation for [...]
The Board of Directors of Bowne & Co., Inc. announced the declaration of the quarterly dividend on its Common Stock, payable in shares of Common Stock at the rate of $0.055 per share. The dividend will be payable February 16, 2009 to shareholders of record at the close of business on February 2, 2009.
“We [...]
Jan 21, 2009 — The Board of Directors of Bowne & Co., Inc. announced the declaration of the quarterly dividend on its Common Stock, payable in shares of Common Stock at the rate of $0.055 per share. The dividend will be payable February 16, 2009 to shareholders of record at the close of business [...]
